Dowdy Rites Held At Langley First Baptist Church
John Franklin Dowdy of 104 Hillside Drive Woodridge North Augusta died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral services were held at Langley First Baptist Church with Rev L H Fowler and Rev Edgar Murrah officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memory Gardens. He was WWII veteran and member of American Legion Post 153 Eagle Sunday School Class Andrews Masonic Lodge 391 and DAV Pendleton King Chapter 10. He is survived by his widow Mildred Hewette Thompson Dowdy two sisters and one son. Pallbearers included Jesse Russ H V Dyches Harold Givens Bill Thigpen Osborne Thompson and J D Minor. Honorary pallbearers were Eagle Bible Class members Marion Brinkley Edgar Foreman Preston Biddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
John Franklin Dowdy
Hillside Dr
Woodridge
Langley First Baptist Church
L.H. Fowler
Edgar Murrah
Sunset Memory Gardens
Aiken County
Dowdy
American Legion Post
Eagle
Andrews Masonic Lodge
DAV Pendleton King
Mildred Hewette Thompson Dowdy
Mamie Strong
Doris Poythress
Burnettown
John H. Dowdy
Augusta
Jesse Russ
H.V. Dyches
Harold Givens
Bill Thigpen
Osborne Thompson
J.D. Minor
Eagle Bible Class
Obituary Notice for Mrs. Homer Tapley of Augusta
Mrs. Homer Tapley of 1051 Bertram Road died Monday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements by Platts Funeral Home. Native of Johnson County she lived in Augusta since 1933. She was a Methodist. Survived by five daughters Vixie Heubel Jeanette Hobbs Myra Kirkland Hazel Cochrane Inez Marsh one brother Elmer Reese one sister Clara Odom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer F
Katie Reese) Tapley
Bertram Road
Platt
Johnson County
Augusta
Vixie Heubel
Jeanette Hobbs
Myra Kirkland
Langley
Hazel Cochrane
Bay St. Louis
Inez Marsh
Anderson
Elmer Reese
Bath
Clara Odom
James A Foreman obituary in Jackson
James Aldrich Foreman 72 of Silverton Street Jackson died Sunday at Aiken County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services 10 a.m. Wednesday at George Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Mason and Rev. H Lawson Shepherd officiating. Burial in Jackson Memorial Park. He was born in Jackson, member of Matlock Baptist Church and a noted bird dog trainer and local history writer. Survived by one brother J C Foreman Jackson. Pallbearers J P Sullivan Alvin Clements Jimmie Joe Foreman Cecil Greene Jr Robert Thornton J M Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
James Aldrich Foreman
Silverton Street
Aiken County Hospital
George Funeral Home Chapel
Aiken
Charles Mason
H. Lawson Shepherd
Jackson Memorial Park
Matlock Baptist Church
South Carolina
Barney
Maggie Cobb Foreman
J.C. Foreman
George Funeral Home
J.P. Sullivan
Alvin Clements
Jimmie Joe Foreman
Cecil Greene Jr
Robert Thornton
J.M. Brown
L.V. Mayer
C.C. Reeves
Aiken Standard Publication Details
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except Saturdays and Sundays. The paper operates from 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken South Carolina with postal box 456. It carries AP dispatches and reserves rights to republication with corrections offered in the next issue. Rates shown for carrier and mail delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Bentley Jackson native World War II veteran dies at 64
Carl A. Bentley 64 of Rt 1 Jackson N C died Friday at home after a brief illness. Funeral services Sunday at 11 a.m. Adams Funeral Home Taylorsville N C burial Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery Granite Falls N C. He was born in Alexander County a son of the late Lawrence P and Fannie Teague Bentley retired textile worker and a Baptist Church member survived by two daughters Marion F Percival Jackson and Kenneth Hartsee Ft Lauderdale Fla three sisters Preston Pruitt Henderson L W Gay Hickory and Charles Mundy Granite Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Carl A. Bentley
Rt. 1
Adams Funeral Home
Taylorsville
N.C
Antioch Baptist Church
Granite Falls
Alexander County
Bentley
Lawrence P
Fannie Teague Bentley
The
Baptist Church
Marion F. Percival
Kenneth Hartsee
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Preston Pruitt
Henderson
L.W. Gay
Hickory
Charles Mundy
Deacon B F Peterson dies. rites held at Beaver Dam Baptist
Deacon Benjamin Franklin Peterson died Monday at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Beaver Dam Baptist Church with Rev. J A Gadsen officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by two sons William Peterson Great Neck NY Ernest Peterson Aiken four daughters Cora Walker Erid Williams Aiken Elmira Brown Jackson Heights NY Phro nic Green Corona NY. 29 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin Peterson
Aiken County Hospital
Beaver Dam Baptist Church
J.A. Gadsen
Ceme
Willie Peterson
Great Neck
N.Y
Ernest Peterson
Aiken
Cora Lee Walker
Erid Williams
Elmira Brown
Jackson Heights
Phronic Green
Corona
Salley Man F Myron Carter Dies at 65 in Columbia
F Myron Carter 65 of Salley died Monday at Baptist Hospital Columbia after a brief illness. Funeral Friday at Salley Baptist Church with Rev R D Parkinson officiating. Burial in Salley Oakview Cemetery with Masonic rites. Born Summerville he retired 1959 as leading man electrician from Charleston Navy Yard after 32 years service. Survived by wife Elizabeth Blocker Carter two sons William Ronald Carter Grovetown GA Steven Anderson Carter Swansea two sisters Ruth Morison and Edith Henry Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salley
F. Myron Carter
Baptist Hospital
Columbia
Salley Baptist Church
R. D. Parkinson
Salley - Oakview
Summerville
Charleston Navy Yard
Dean Swamp
Funeral Rites Held for Charlestown Resident
Attendees at the George Funeral Home service in Aiken honored Bullwinkel of Charlestown and his family. pallbearers included Quincy Kinard Jr. William Smyly Kinard Henry M. Herlong Jr. and others as the obituary lists memorials to the Aiken County Association for Retarded Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Aiken
Quincy Kinard Jr
William Smyly Kinard
Henry M. Herlong Jr
Jacob Nathaniel Smith Jr
John R. Blocker Jr
E. Clark Morrison III
H.N. Salley Sr
N.R. Salley
Quincy Shealey
Cranston Poole
Dr. M.J. Boylston
Cecil Brown
Webb Miller
J.B. Martin
Edwin L. Anger, 78, of Aiken, dies after brief illness
Edwin L. Anger, 78, of 1106 Alfred St. N.E. Aiken died Sunday at Aiken County Hospital after a brief illness. A native of New York, he was a retired bookkeeper living in Aiken since 1964 and a Lutheran Church member. Burial at Aiken Memorial Park. Survived by one cousin, Mrs. Flora S. Winneberger of Margate New Jersey. Memorials to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Anger
Alfred St
N.E
Aiken
Aiken County Hospital
George Funeral Home Chapel
John B. McCullogh
Aiken Memorial Park
New York
Anger
John
Carrie Lamm Anger
Lutheran Church
Flora S. Winneberger
Margate
N.J
Pierce Rodgers Ward Dies A Ward Security Guard
Pierce Rodgers Ward 72 died Friday night in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. at Richland Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Brown officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Rodgers was a security guard at Federal Pacific Electric and a member of Richland Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons Harold Rodgers and Winnerd Rodgers of Snellville Georgia. two daughters Mrs Kenneth Chambers of Ward and Mrs Charles Edward Friar of Johnston. one brother Jodie Rodgers of Ridge Spring. one sister Mrs Horace Rickard of Leesburg. Cumbee Funeral Home Ridge Spring is in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward - Pierce Rodgers
Ward
Augusta
Richland Springs Baptist Church
Mr. Brown
Rodgers
Federal Pacific Electric Company
Myra Newman Rodgers
Harold Rodgers
Winnerd Rodgers
Snellville
Kenneth Chambers
Charles Edward Friar
Johnston
Jodie Rodgers
Ridge Spring
Horace Rickard
Leesburg
Volunteers Come To Rescue In Aiken Snow Mammoth
Volunteers from Center Community Fire Department near Aiken S C spent over 30 hours aiding stranded motorists on I 20 and U S 1. They used the department jeep Baby Doll One to pull vehicles free and provide coffee meals and lodging at the fire station and local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Fire Dept
Clyde Hook
Highway 1
U.S. 1
I-20
Center Force
Smith
Air Force Motor Pool
Jim Nash
Wayne Dubose
Don Connors
Bobby Godwin
Driggers Brothers
Jim
Bobby
Richard
Aiken
Center
Jim Driggers
Milledge Day
Aiken Airport
Church of God
Eugene Baughman
Debby Livingston
Teweskbury
Mass
Paul Smith
Charlotte
Jeep
Miss Livingston
Chief Smith
Center Station
Aiken Red Cross
Highway 39
Army Reserve Unit
Warrenville National Guard
Belvedere Fire Dept
North Augusta
Augusta
Columbia
Driggers
Fred Jennings
Aiken Civil Defense
Snowbound Sumter roads close as schools shutter local area
Snow storms keep Sumter roads closed and schools shut while Aiken County digs out. Rescue workers report about 20 calls since last night mostly for transportation and stranded vehicles. The book fair at Aiken Elementary is postponed to Feb 20 and several meetings are rescheduled including the Salvation Army banquet and Aiken County boards.
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Sumter
Aiken County
Andy Anderson
Sheriff's Department
Thomas
Nelson
Edgefield Rd
Belvedere
Aiken
National Association of
Aiken County School Board
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Rescue Squad volunteers mobilize after ice storm impact
Reames cites 25 units on the road 14 cooks 11 youth volunteers and five auxiliary members aiding transport to University Hospital delivering medicine milk and workers to jobs. Ronnie Corley Betty Heiley and others use open jeep to help. A mid wife payment incident showed community support and sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Hospital
Reames
William Thorpe
Rescue Squad
Ronnie Corley
Betty Heiley
Vaucluse
City Council debates private meetings and approves Hopelands work
The council criticized private sessions and discussed public disclosure while awarding Hopelands Gardens contract to Wildwood Landscape Contractors Inc with Olsen dissenting. Wildwood, the sole bid meeting specs, may start soon as the city approves $1.6 million bonds for civic projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara
Baughman
Highway Department
Perry
DuSan Group
Hopelands
Wildwood Landscape Contractors Inc
Olsen
Hopelands Gardens
Robert Marvin
Wildwood Concern
Roland Windham
Marvin
Wildwood
Windham
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Calendar of Aiken County Events
The Aiken County Commissioners meet at 8 p.m. at the Health Center. The Salvation Army hosts its annual dinner at 7 p.m. at St Johns United Methodist Church. Tomorrow the Food Stamp Office opens at the OEO Center in Belvedere from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Chess Club gathers at 7:30 p.m. at the Pet Dairy Building and the Knights of Columbus meet at 8 p.m. at 1003 Spaulding Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Advisory Board
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Aiken County
Salvation Army
St. Johns United Methodist Church
Food Stamp
OEO
Belvedere
Chess Club
Pet
Knights of Columbus
Spaulding Dr
Also Mentioned on This Page
John F. Dowdly
Marion Brinkley
Edgar Foreman
Preston Biddle
Mrs. Homer Tapley
James A. Foreman
Tery
Pierce Rodgers
Cumbee Funeral Home
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Upper Great Lakes
Midwest
Oklahoma
Pacific Coast
Broadus Padgett
United States
New England
Debby
Fred Ruth
Fred Carver
St. Mary's Home School Association
Frank Galardi
Council
Annie B. King
William A. Rogers
Housing Authority Board
Rogers
Highland Park Drive
Warneke Dry Cleaners
Stephenson
Cefcuriente
Richland Ave
Iee
Taal & Gowetowe Amen
Walt Disney Productions
ATES
Honderland
Rainbow
Ose Snarte
Peer Sellers
Fione Fullerty
Alien
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